IUCN status: Endangered
EPBC Predator Threat Rating: High
IUCN claim: “Introduced foxes and cats are known to prey on this species”
Cats hunt dibblers (Woolley 1977).
No studies
There are no studies linking cats to dibbler populations.
Current submission (2023) Scant evidence that introduced predators cause extinctions. Conservation Biology
EPBC. (2015) Threat Abatement Plan for Predation by Feral Cats. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Department of Environment, Government of Australia. (Table A1).
Friend T. 2003. Dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis) Recovery Plan July 2003–June 2013. Wildlife Management Program. Department of Conservation and Land Management Western Australian Threatened Species and Communities Unit
IUCN Red List. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ Accessed June 2023